The hematocrit (Ht or HCT, British English spelling haematocrit),

also known as packed cell volume (PCV) or erythrocyte volume

raction (EV!), is the volume percentage (%) of red blood cells
in blood" #t is normally a$out %&' or men and %(' or women" #t is
determined $y multiplying the red cell count $y the mean cell
volume" #n cases o dengue ever, a high hematocrit is a danger sign
o an increased risk o dengue shock syndrome"
The mean corpuscular volume, or )mean cell volume)(*CV), is a
measure o the average volume of a red blood corpuscle (or red
$lood cell)"
The mean corpuscular hemoglo$in (*CH), or )mean cell
hemoglo$in) (*CH), is the average mass of hemoglobin per red
blood cell in a sample o $lood"
The mean corpuscular hemoglo$in concentration (*CHC), a
measure o the concentration of hemoglobin in a given volume
o packed red blood cells" #t is reported as part o a standard
complete $lood count"
*CHC is diminished ()hypochromic)) in microcytic anemias, and
normal ()normochromic)) in macrocytic anemias (due to larger cell
si+e, though the hemoglo$in amount or *CH is high, the
concentration remains normal)" *CHC is elevated ()hyperchromic))
in hereditary spherocytosis, sickle cell disease and homo+ygous
hemoglo$in C disease"